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Vice President Jejomar Binay (left) is given a tour of the Toledo copper mine in Toledo City, Cebu on Thursday, November 6. Binay did not attend the day’s Senate probe on the alleged overpriced Makati City Hall Building II. He is in Cebu to attend the Philippine Scouting Centennial Jamboree and meet with local officials to check their housing programs. Also in photo is Adrian Ramos (right), COO of Carmen Mining Corp. (MNS photo) MANILA (Mabuhay) – Senator Antonio Trillanes is accusing Vice President Jejomar Binay of accepting P200 million in kickbacks from a joint venture between Alphaland and the Boy Scouts of the Philippines for the development of a prime property in Makati City. Trillanes said the P200 million was an initial “commission” or advance given to the Vice President for approving the Alphaland-BSP deal. The senator said the Boy Scouts organization owns several properties including a property on Malugay Street and Ayala Avenue Extension. “Kaya pala interesadong-interesado itong si Binay na manatili bilang presidente ng Boy Scouts of the Philippines,” he said, noting that Binay forced the BSP board to retain him as Boy Scouts president. Trillanes said that under the Alphaland-BSP deal, the Boy Scouts would provide the land and Alphaland would develop the property. “Supposed to be joint venture yun. Boy Scouts sa kanya yung lupa tapos yung developer sa kanya yung capital paggawa ng building. Pero ang nangyari yung lupa ng Boy Scouts yun din ang ginawang collateral for loan. So walang capital itong developer. Read More …

Inigo Pascual (MNS Photo) Following reports that Inigo Pascual is pursuing both Julia Barretto and Sofia Andres, the son of Piolo Pascual set the record straight, saying he is not courting either of the two actresses. “Hindi po totoo na nililigawan ko si Julia, and hindo po totoo na pinagsasabay ko silang dalawa,” he said. However, the actor admitted that despite not having established an official relationship with Andres, his “Relaks, It’s Just Pag-ibig” co-star, Andres, they had “something special” and remain good friends. “We’re good friends. Not officially together, but we were talking and I can say we had something special. No label to it,” he said. Having been assigned to different projects – Andres is now in “Forevermore,” while Pascual will appear in an upcoming season of “Wanspanataym” with Barretto, the actor said they talked about how things can’t always go their way in the industry. “We didn’t give up on each other, I mean I had to tell her that it’s our job… We have different love teams, we can’t control things,” he explained. “We were never officially together. I mean, we had a good talk, we just hugged… It wasn’t a goodbye,” he added. When asked if the idea of courting Barretto crossed his mind, the actor noted that they are both still young and that having a relationship is not a priority at the moment. “Parehas kaming 17 and hindi naman po sa takot… [but] we’re both young and it’s not something that we’re really Read More …

KAPAMILYA actor JC de Vera has confirmed that he’s dating GMA-7 talent, LJ Reyes. In an interview with “Aquino & Abunda Tonight” on Thursday, the “Halik Sa Hangin” actor said they’ve been seeing each other for a couple of months now. “We are okay. I love being around her. [We are dating for a] couple of months pero hindi siya ganun ka stable because of work and our time. Nagkakaroon ng (conflict),” JC said. JC said he enjoys LJ’s company and they have the support of their respective families. “Ang mahalaga sa akin is okay siya sa family ko and okay din ako sa family niya,” the 28-year-old actor said. The actor added that he already met LJ’s son, Ethan Akio, and he likes seeing her with him. “Mas nakikita ko yung totoong siya pag nakikita kong (kasama) yung son niya,” he said. (Sunnex) DISCLAIMER: Sun.Star website welcomes friendly debate, but comments posted on this site do not necessary reflect the views of the Sun.Star management and its affiliates. Sun.Star reserves the right to delete, reproduce or modify comments posted here without notice. Posts that are inappropriate will automatically be deleted. Forum rules: Do not use obscenity. Some words have been banned. Stick to the topic. Do not veer away from the discussion. Be coherent and respectful. Do not shout or use CAPITAL LETTERS!

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Senate President Franklin Drilon delivering his eulogy for former Senator Flavier. (MNS photo) MANILA (Mabuhay) – A simplified toll collection system in the North Luzon and Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressways (NLEX and SCTEX) may soon come about after Senate President Franklin Drilon met with officials of the Bases Conversion Development Authority and the Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation last week. In a statement Monday, Drilon said he imposed a deadline for BCDA and MPTC to approve and implement the NLEX-SCTEX integration as a way of avoiding the dilemma and inconvenience experienced by commuters, especially during peak seasons. At the height of the holiday exodus last month, Drilon complained that he was on the road for more than 11 hours traveling from San Juan to Baguio City. He cited the inefficient toll collection system. Early last week, the Senate leader met with the officials of the Department of Transportation and Communication, BCDA, MPTC, Toll Regulatory Board (TRB), and Manila North Tollways Corporation (MNTC) to iron out issues in implementing the planned integration for NLEX and SCTEX, which has been pending for years. Among those present were DOTC Undersecretary Jose Lotilla, Ramoncito Fernandez of MPTC, Rodrigo Franco of MNTC, Arnel Casanova of BCDA, and Robert Suansing of TRB. Drilon urged the officials to fast-track the integration plan by signing the agreement scheduled on February 12 this year in the Office of the Senate President. “To expedite the process, the TRB will simultaneously monitor and review the toll collection systems integration agreement to make sure it Read More …